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How Family Sacrifices Helped Pradip Bhandare Achieve His IFS Dream

6 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

After seven Civil Services Mains, three Indian Forest Service Mains, five UPSC interviews and years of financial struggles, Pradip Babaso Bhandare's unwavering...

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Why a Chartered Accountant Chose the IPS Over a Corporate Career

6 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

A Chartered Accountant and former PwC consultant, 2022 batch IPS officer Arpita Rajput left a promising...

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How IPS Akshay Sachdeva Is Building a Smarter and Stronger Sikkim Police

5 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

A 1991-batch IPS officer, Akshay Sachdeva now leads Sikkim Police with a focus on modern policing, public...

UPSC Stories

How IAS Subhankar Bala Cracked UPSC Without Coaching: The Story of AIR 79 and His Five Practical Preparation Tips

5 August 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

IAS Subhankar Bala secured AIR 79 in UPSC CSE through self-study after failing his first mains. He shares...

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The Partnership Doctrine: How India Is Building Strategic Influence Across Continents

5 August 2026

Col MV Shashidhar

India is evolving from strategic autonomy to a Partnership Doctrine, building trusted global relationships...

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ACC Approves Second One-Year Extension for Railway Board Chairman & CEO Satish Kumar Till August 2027 | Know Him

Who Is IRSME Officer Satish Kumar? First Dalit Railway Board Chairman & CEO Gets Second One-Year Extension from ACC

28 July 2026

Govt Constitutes Nandan Nilekani-Led Panel for NTA Reforms; S

Meet the Members of the NTA Reform Panel Constituted by PM Modi Under Nandan Nilekani - From Infosys Co-Founder to Former ISRO Chairman, IPS Officer & IAS Veterans

27 July 2026

Who is IAS D Thara? Modi Govt Splits MoHUA, Creates Department of Capital Development, Appoints Her First Secretary

24 July 2026

Videos

How IPS Akshay Sachdeva Is Building a Smarter and Stronger Sikkim Police

5 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

G.S. Rao: The IPS Officer Who Helped Shape Future Cops And Now Leads Tripura Police

31 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

IPS Sumit Ramteke on the Cases That Changed His Career and Shook Organized Crime | Video Interview

28 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

PSU News

Coal Ministry Reviews Commercial Mining Reforms, Seeks Greater Private Sector Participation

6 August 2026

BEL Achieves RE100 Status Ahead of Target, Powers All Manufacturing Units with Renewable Energy

6 August 2026

Pawan Hans Signs MoU with Norway’s Noemi Aerospace to Advance Electric Seaplane Technology in India

6 August 2026

ITDC Organises Cyber Security Workshop to Boost Employee Awareness and Digital Resilience

6 August 2026

POWERGRID Posts ₹3,598 Crore Q1 FY27 Profit, Secures ₹80 Billion JBIC Loan for Khavda-Nagpur Project

6 August 2026

CMPDIL Signs MoA with CIPET Ranchi to Train 80 Jharkhand Youth Under CSR Programme

5 August 2026

Leadership Updates: REC Appoints General Manager Mukul Agarwal as Internal Auditor

5 August 2026

HPCL Partners with ICICI Lombard to Offer Motor Insurance Services at Fuel Stations Across India

5 August 2026

Defence News

Raksha Rajya Mantri Inaugurates Automated Multi-Level Car Parking Facility at Defence Offices Complex

6 August 2026

India's Indigenous Aircraft Engine Project Explained: Everything You Need To Know

5 August 2026

Safran-GTRE Engine Deal for AMCA Mk2 Awaits Final CCS Approval Ahead of Independence Day

5 August 2026

IAF .50 Calibre Sniper Rifles Procurement

IAF Eyes .50 Cal Sniper Rifles to Enhance Garud Special Forces' Precision Strike Capability

5 August 2026

Judiciary News

Madras HC Issues Contempt Notice to Two IAS Officers Over Non-Compliance with Transfer Stay Order

6 August 2026

Supreme Court Orders States to Reconsider Judicial Officers' Retirement Age Within Two Weeks

5 August 2026

Delhi High Court Clarifies Limits of Writ Jurisdiction in Parliament Security Case

5 August 2026

Supreme Court Balances Press Freedom and Court Privacy with Fresh Media Clarification

5 August 2026

CSR News

GRID-INDIA Signs MoU with ALIMCO to Provide Assistive Devices to Persons with Disabilities

3 August 2026

WCL Signs MoU with Zilla Parishad Gadchiroli to Launch Project Poshit for Maternal Nutrition

1 August 2026

Western Coalfields to Provide ₹2 Crore CSR Aid for Sevanand School Development in Koradi

1 August 2026

WCL Signs MoU with Nagpur Municipal Corporation to Support Lake Restoration and Conservation

31 July 2026

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The Partnership Doctrine: How India Is Building Strategic Influence Across Continents

Col MV Shashidhar

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Is ₹30,000 the Right Value for a Homemaker's Contribution?

Pallavi Priya

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Beyond Bureaucracy

How Gujarat Built India's Most Powerful Industrial Machine

2 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

How a biennial global summit - Vibrant Gujarat - that changed the rules of investment forever.

How AI, Blockchain and Quantum-Ready Tech Are Transforming India's PDS

28 July 2026

Sharad Gupta

For seven decades, India’s Public Distribution System (PDS) was synonymous with leakage, ghost...

Politics Without Politicians? How Retired IRS Officer Sanjay Gahlot Wants to Reimagine Democracy

24 July 2026

Pallavi Priya

Drawing from decades in the Army and the Indian Revenue Service, retired IRS officer Sanjay Gahlot explains...

UPSC Stories

How Family Sacrifices Helped Pradip Bhandare Achieve His IFS Dream

6 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

After seven Civil Services Mains, three Indian Forest Service Mains, five UPSC interviews and years of...

How IAS Subhankar Bala Cracked UPSC Without Coaching: The Story of AIR 79 and His Five Practical Preparation Tips

5 August 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

IAS Subhankar Bala secured AIR 79 in UPSC CSE through self-study after failing his first mains. He shares...

Why Sandeep Kumar Sahu Believed in Plan B Before Chasing Plan A

4 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Working full-time for nine years, supporting his family and preparing through self-study, Sandeep Kumar...

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Odisha IPS Officer Calls for Accountability, Says Indians’ Conduct Abroad Could Affect Visa Policies

1 June 2026

‘Visa Rules Getting Tougher’: IPS Officer Arun Bothra Warns Against Indians’ ‘Uncouth’ Behaviour Abr...

IIT Roorkee Alumnus and IFS Officer Himanshu Tyagi Explains Why Tigers Sleep 16–20 Hours a Day

9 May 2026

“Tigers Understand Calorie Math Better Than Humans,” Says 2020-Batch IFoS Officer Himanshu Tyagi

“We Will Pay a Heavy Price”: IFS Officer Warns as Bengaluru Faces Unusual Heat

28 April 2026

Bengaluru Heatwave Sparks Concern as IFS Officer Flags Deforestation and Urbanisation Impact

Book Reviews

A Novel That Questions Identity, Technology and the Meaning of Being Human

1 August 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Amrita Mahale’s Real Life masterfully weaves together parallel universes, wildlife, AI and human relationships...

‘My Last Autobiography’: A Moving Meditation on Ageing, Memory and the Will to Live

25 July 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Forty-three years after its original publication, Rajendra Banahatti's Akherche Atmacharitra finds renewed...

IAS Divya Mittal's New Book 'The Crafted Genius' Offers a Complete Blueprint to Crack UPSC Civil Services Exam

How IAS Divya Mittal's New Book 'The Crafted Genius' Offers a Complete Blueprint to Crack the UPSC Civil Services Exam

19 July 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

From building the right foundation in school to mastering the interview, IAS officer Divya Mittal's first...